(a) When an accommodation request form is filed with the Borough, the form shall be referred to the Accommodation Request Review Board.
(b) The applicant's application must contain all applicable requested information and documents, including but not limited to evidence of compliance with all applicable licensing requirements. The Board may request further information from the applicant as to whether the applicant is entitled to the benefit of the Act and, if so, whether the requested accommodation is reasonable.
(c) The applicant shall be responsible for notifying all abutting property owners of the proposed request for reasonable accommodation and the date that the request will be heard by the Board. Proof of proper notification, on a form supplied by the Borough, shall be required as a precondition before any formal action is taken on the application. Such form must be turned in to the Borough Administrative Office at least ten working days before the scheduled meeting of the Board.
(d) The Borough shall provide written notice of the hearing before the Board at which the application will be discussed, to be conspicuously posted on the affected tract of land at least one week prior to the hearing.
(e) The Board shall make a written decision within 60 days of the date the Borough receives the accommodation request form, or the date the Board receives all further information it has requested, whichever date is later. Such decision shall address whether the requested accommodation is granted, denied, or granted subject to conditions; how long a granted accommodation will remain effective; whether the request is granted with respect to the applicant or with respect to the property; and any other matters the Board deems relevant.
(f) Any license or permit granted under the reasonable accommodation procedure shall bear the legend “Issued as a Reasonable Accommodation Pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, Subject to the Following Conditions and Limitations”, with all conditions and limitations, if any, listed.
(g) All reasonable accommodations that would otherwise have required a variance shall cease upon a change in ownership or if the individual(s) with respect to whom the reasonable accommodation was granted is (are) no longer resident on the property.
(h) The applicant must notify the Borough promptly upon a change in occupancy of the property, or if the individual(s) with respect to whom the reasonable accommodation was granted is (are) no longer resident on the property.
(Ord. 935. Passed 4-12-99.)